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Michael Falk is a partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Michael advises clients in connection with qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, executive and equity compensation, Code Section 409A, Code Section 280G, and the compensation aspects of mergers and acquisitions. His experience includes assisting clients with the design and implementation of defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans, nonqualified deferred compensation plans, and equity/incentiv...

Steve Sandler has spent more than 50 years counseling and advising developer and investor clients in the acquisition, disposition, leasing, development, financing and structuring of all types of real estate and real estate transactions. Steve's range of experience includes complex, high-stakes projects involving major office buildings, hotels, apartment buildings, industrial buildings and unimproved land. He has particular depth of skill in structuring transactions and all phases of financing...

Jacob M. Mattinson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law. Jacob M. practices law in Chicago, Illinois Best Lawyers has recognized Jacob M. Mattinson since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Jacob M. Mattinson is held by other lawyers.

Terence M. Dunleavy is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Gaming Law. Terence M. practices law in Chicago, Illinois Best Lawyers has recognized Terence M. Dunleavy since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Terence M. Dunleavy is held by other lawyers.

William R. Fahey is a Chicago, Illinois, lawyer with Cooney & Conway LLP whose practice focuses on Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, including asbestos litigation and mesothelioma claims. He received his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School in 1980 and began his legal career as a prosecutor with the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office in Geneva, Illinois. During more than four years as a prosecutor, he handled serious felony cases and was named Prosecutor of the Yea...

Eleni is chair of the firm’s nationally ranked Environmental Law Practice and a fellow of the American College of Environmental Lawyers. Prior to joining the firm in 1989, Eleni served as Assistant Regional Counsel with USEPA where she brought actions to enforce the air, water, and chemical statutes in judicial and administrative forums, and provided legal counseling and policy assistance to program clients in these areas. Learn more about their practice.

Ashley Fischer is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP. She is Partner-in-Charge of the Health Industry Advisory Practice Group in Chicago. She also co-chairs the firm’s Health Antitrust Affinity Group. Ashley represents healthcare providers on a wide range of corporate and regulatory matters, focusing on affiliations, collaborations, joint ventures, managed care contracting networks such as clinically-integrated networks (CINs) and accountable care organizations ...

Patty advises employers, fund sponsors and investors on compliance with the legal rules that regulate benefit plans and funds in which benefit plans invest. Patty advises employers on the full spectrum of employee benefit matters, with a particular focus on the design, implementation and administration of broad-based pension and retirement plans, health and other welfare benefit plans, and executive compensation programs. She has extensive experience in assisting employers with unionized and ...

Charles J. Schultz is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Health Care Law. Charles J. practices law in Chicago, Illinois Best Lawyers has recognized Charles J. Schultz since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Charles J. Schultz is held by other lawyers.

Gabor Balassa is a senior litigation partner and trial lawyer. Gabor has successfully tried significant commercial disputes in federal and state courts and in arbitrations across the country, including in New York, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Pittsburgh, Tampa, and Wilmington. He represents a diverse client base, ranging from big-four accounting firms, to oil & gas, telecommunications, and pharmaceutical companies, to private-equity firms. Gabor’s broad experience encompasses class ac...